22 crew members rescued from lifeboat in North Pacific after ship carrying 3,000 cars catches fire
June 4, 2025
All crew members are safe after a fire broke out aboard a cargo ship south of Alaska’s Adak Island. The ship was carrying 3,000 vehicles, including nearly 800 electric vehicles, bound for Mexico. Smoke was first seen coming from a deck loaded with the electric vehicles. The ship’s management company, London-based Zodiac Maritime, said the 22 crew members began fighting the fire immediately but couldn’t bring it under control. The crew members abandoned ship in a lifeboat and were rescued by a merchant vessel. The U.S. Coast Guard says it was working with Zodiac Maritime to determine how to recover the ship and what will be done with it.
